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He was nearly special ambassador to the West on trade, culture and tourism for Czechoslovakia under Havel, but the idea was stomped on by US secretary of state James Baker for Zappa insulting his wife. http://www.theroc.org/roc-mag/textarch/roc-08/roc0816b.htm

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Nice article.

"... a stuffed giraffe that squirted whipped cream on the audience."

Washington Senator Slade Gorton telling him to pipe down for mimicking Mrs. Baker's Southern accent in a Senate hearing. I would _love_ to see some video of that. C-SPAN archives?

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